FOOD STUFF
••• Azul has finally opened (above).
••• Café La Fonda soft-opens on Friday.
••• Kings Carey now has a new tasting room in Solvang.
••• Profile of the new Santa Barbara Fish Market shop/restaurant in Goleta.
••• Dutchess chef Saw Naing is dropping in on Na Na Thai.
••• Queso Oaxaca recommendation.
→ Read the post.
·················
·················
JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Ultimate privacy on a Toro Canyon hilltop; two Montecito properties bought two years ago; equestrian compound east of Los Olivos; appealing Goleta house with minimal backyard; California cottage on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.
·················
·················
FAVORITE THINGS
The 2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 1: This holiday season—and year-round, really—make an effort to support Santa Barbara’s wonderful independent shops. I’ve done some advance work, but get out there and have a look for yourself!
·················
·················
ODDS & ENDS
••• “Holiday Disco Extravaganza” at the Harbor.
••• Anderson Aquatics has opened in the Funk Zone.
••• Faitell Attractions closing sale.
••• Likely explanation for the Glen Annie Golf Club rumor.
••• Free California poppy seeds.
••• Brothers Osborne play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Hang-gliding recommendation.
→ Read the post.
·················
WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might enjoy it. Click here to subscribe.
·················

















Recent Comments
The De la Vina bridge takes 2 years to complete. They built the Empire State Building in just over 1 year. Just saying. — Thad Bricker
I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie
A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don
Not even a real name, absolutely nothing to help - I couldn't even finish this bot's diatribe. Yuck — Chet
Pickle Ball - for the people who can't play tennis or ping pong — Chet
The roads are horrible all over the city. I live on the Mesa and it is a joke. De La Vina is pothole breeding ground.… — Chet
Agreed. How about they ask, "would like to add a living wage tax above and beyond the tip?" Shameless — Chet
I agree. Idt these desert colors look good at all + they look out of place. The design standard seems to be morphing from Spanish… — John
Failing to plan is planning to fail. The resident population of SB is not the driving factor in planning to preserve our community nor how… — KG
Having toured the building I can confirm the section in question is an elevator. — Tom Wilson